10 Things Guys Should Know Before Trying Yoga...With Your Wife

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Part of my journey includes trying new things, finding things my wife and I can do together and claiming my body. I’m not losing anything, I’m simply claiming what is waiting for me!  In the spirit of encouraging each other on our journeys my wife and I looked at the class schedule our YMCA offers and found a yoga class on Tuesday nights. So in celebration of our yoga class I offer my top 10 things guys should know before trying yoga…with your wife.

10.       You might not be the only guy in the class. This doesn’t mean you have to compete with the other guys for who can hold the pose the longest or go the farthest, but it’s fun to do.

9.         You probably won’t understand everything the instructor says. There’s a whole new language to learn, and a lot of it sounds like Mr. Miyagi talking to Danielson.

8.         The instructor is probably going to be hot and flexible. It’s ok to look at her while standing next to your wife. Just remember not to stare too much and to do the movements and poses too!

7.         Leave your wife’s Wii Fit Mat at home. We know you bought the case and the accessories for the Wii fit for your wife. Don’t walk in with the Wii yoga mat as if you already have your own gear…It doesn’t count.

6.         Tuck in your shirt. This isn’t the place to pull out the plumbers crack and let the gut hang out when you have your hands and feet on the floor and your butt in the air!

5.         Your wife is better at this than you are. She just simply is more flexible than you and probably has been doing it a lot longer. It’s ok, let her win this one.

4.         Yoga doesn’t need a sound track. Many of the poses are named after animals; you don’t have to bark when you do the downward facing dog or meow when you do the cat. However, it might be fun to try.

3.         Yeap there are muscles there too! You might find muscles you didn’t know were even there in the first place. Try not to hurt yourself.

2.         Just because you are doing a warrior pose doesn’t mean you are a Jedi. If you’re still stuck on number 8 maybe imagine the instructor as Obi Wan, or better yet Yoda so you can get some poses in too!

1.         Your wife will think it’s hot that you did yoga with her. Just offer to help her out with some extra “positions” later on and let the sparks fly!

Have you tried yoga?   

Let me know your thoughts and how it went!